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Block the Boat Vancouver

URGENT UPDATE: New information shows that the Zim-operated ship was delayed and will now dock at the Vancouver harbour port on Tuesday, June 8. So grab your mask and keffiyeh and gather June 8 at 3 pm at Woodland Park.
** We strongly urge everyone to get all updates and news by texting your name to 1-833-590-1987 **

*(Marching to the Vancouver Port, June 8)*

#BlockTheBoat March in Vancouver

#BlockTheBoat – Speech by Hanna Kawas

And bravo to Oakland that on Friday held a successful #BlockTheBoat action, forcing the Zim-operated ship to finally leave the harbour without unloading. Our campaigns and organizing are working: Israeli Apartheid not welcome in Vancouver Port! FB Event Page

(Oakland community picket to Block The Boat June 4)

For the past 10 days, the threat of the #BlockTheBoat protest organized in the Bay Area has kept a cargo ship operated by ZIM – apartheid Israel’s largest and oldest shipping company – from docking at the Port of Oakland. We are winning! Our people power is working, and sending a clear message that Israel’s ongoing settler-colonialism, occupation, and violence against the Palestinian people will come with a heavy price. Every hour that ZIM cargo ships remain undocked and unloaded is a huge victory, as it means that the apartheid state of Israel is losing enormous amounts of money. Here in Vancouver, we are responding to an international call to action to BLOCK THE BOAT here at the Port of Vancouver as well! Learn more about #BlockTheBoat at https://blocktheboat.org

Let’s send a clear message: Israeli apartheid is not welcome at Vancouver’s ports! ** Because shipping times and docks can always change, it’s important to be organized and ready to block the boat! Text your name to +1-833-590-1987 to make sure you stay in the loop! **

Join us again to Stand with Palestine

(Updated May 23)
May 24, 2 pm, Car Rally
5235 Kingsway, Burnaby
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May 22, 6 pm, Vancouver Art Gallery
Vigil/Rally to be followed by March

The Palestinian uprising isn’t over and we’re going to keep up this momentum and continue pressuring for change. Families in Sheikh Jarrah are still waiting to hear from Israeli colonial courts next month on whether settlers will take their homes, Gaza is being heavily bombarded with air strikes, and Palestinian protests are occurring from Ramallah to Haifa. On Saturday, May 22, we will hold a vigil and then a rally. The vigil will begin at 6 PM at the Vancouver Art Gallery, where we will commemorate the lives of those recently killed by Israeli violence in Gaza, Haifa, Jerusalem, Hebron and other Palestinian cities. We will have a few speakers, and provide candles, flowers, and the names and pictures of those killed. Following the vigil, we will be marching to the U.S Consulate with a list of demands for both Canada and the US as well as a call to action. Stay tuned for program details. The route for the march will also be published here so you can follow it.
(Be sure to bring your mask and keffiyeh or Palestinian scarf and observe appropriate physical distancing.)

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Photos from May 22 Vigil/Rally in Vancouver

Color Smoke | #FreePalestine Protest – Vancouver, May 22

Tarik Kiani reports on our rally

And interviews CPA Chairperson Hanna Kawas.

Vancouver comes out for Palestine in massive rally!

Vancouver’s #Nabka73 event started as a rally of one thousand at CBC Plaza and then marched through the downtown core, where some estimates say it swelled to over two thousand. It was a historic event for Vancouver, both in numbers, in diversity and in spirit. Check out our photo highlights below to see how Palestinians everywhere are making history.

`Natalie Knight brings the message of indigenous solidarity to the rally. From Turtle Island to Palestine, Colonization is a Crime!`

Nakba73: Flash Picket for Palestine

May 15, 2 pm, CBC Vancouver Plaza (700 Hamilton St.)

Bring your keffiyeh and mask and join us on May 15 for a physically distanced Nakba73 Flash Picket at the CBC Plaza.
#DefendJerusalem #SaveSheikhJarrah

May 15 marks 73 years of Palestinian dispossession and attempts to erase Palestine from the map of the world. It also marks decades of Palestinian resistance and refusal to accept Israeli settler colonialism and occupation.
Lets hold the Palestinian flag high in Vancouver; and show CBC that Palestine does indeed exist, contrary to its biased and racist language guide.
Lets also tell the Canadian government that their complicity in Israeli war crimes must end!
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Co-Hosted by BDS Vancouver-Coast Salish, Canada Palestine Association, ‎Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)- حركة الشباب الفلسطيني‎ and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network
Endorsed by: Independent Jewish Voices Vancouver, Socialist Action BC, Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights UBC

Boycott TEVA, Defend the Right to Boycott

On March 16, CPA activists joined with BDS Vancouver – Coast Salish Territories and Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network to deliver a message to the consulate of France in Vancouver and to show solidarity with Olivia Zémor! Olivia is being sued by the Israeli pharmaceutical giant, TEVA, and is charged with calling for a boycott of the company. The verdict in her trial is expected in mid-May. Background info here:
CAPJPO EuroPalestine pour le procès d’Olivia Zémor face à TEVA ! (Photos) – CAPJPO EuroPalestine

Check out our Boycott Teva-Apartheid is Bad Medicine FB page for more resources on why all consumers should ask their pharmacist for another brand of generic drug.